Education

Part 4: Periodontal

August 12, 2020

The fourth component of the oral exam is periodontal status. Gum disease is common in horses, and is one of the most painful dental conditions horses can have. It is a common misconception that this only happens in older horses. However, young horses can have gum disease as well, which is why oral exams in young horses is so important.

Part 3: Occlusion

August 5, 2020

The third component of our oral exam is occlusion. Occlusion means examining how the teeth are aligned in the skull. Deviance from normal can result in malocclusions, which can cause problems for the horse if not addressed.

Part 2: Oral Soft Tissues

July 29, 2020

The second component of our oral exam involves the oral soft tissues. These include the lips, tongue and oral gingiva and mucosa (gums and cheeks).

Part 1: External Exam

July 22, 2020

Lumps and bumps and swellings, oh my! During the external exam we look for swelling or asymmetry to your horse’s face, which can indicate an underlying problem.

Introducing our educational series focused on equine dentistry

July 20, 2020

We thought we would start an educational series on equine dentistry, starting with our foundation of preventative dentistry —the five-component oral examination.

Our Services

Routine Dentistry
Restorations & Endodontics
Oral Surgery
Periodontics
Young Horse Dentistry

A good, thorough dental exam should be done at least once a year for most adult horses. In some horses, we recommend dental work to be done every six months.

Horses can have decay happen to their teeth, similar to people, which can cause cavities or exposure to the vital portion of the tooth, the pulp, which may potentially lead to the fracturing of a tooth and/or other problems.

Midwest Equine Services offers both basic and advanced extraction services, as well as performing sinus surgeries on those horses that need them.

Horses can get periodontal disease (gum disease). This may occur for various reasons. Equine teeth are unique in that they continuously erupt into the mouth.

Dental examination should begin at birth. When your foal receives his first wellness examination at birth, a brief dental examination should be performed at that time.

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